Feb. 2, 2001 -
Denver police on Thursday said they have a suspect in a carjacking that injured a pregnant Aurora woman and her two young children.

But police believe the suspect, 18-year-old Dony Salazar, may have fled to Mexico.

Police Capt. Timothy Leary said authorities are still searching for Salazar in the United States. He would not elaborate.

The alleged carjacking happened Jan. 14, as Maria Garcia, who was eight months' pregnant at the time, got into her Chevrolet pickup truck in the 2100 block of West 30th Avenue. Garcia, 25, had already placed her 7-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter inside the truck.

Police said the suspect approached Garcia with a knife, Salazar stabbed her in the hand and forced her out of the truck. The suspect then sped off with the children still in the extra cab behind the front seat.

He apparently hit a tree in the 3700 block of Quivas Street a short time later. Witnesses said he limped away from the scene. Police said the suspect likely hit his head and chest against the steering wheel.

The daughter's leg was broken, and the boy also was hurt.

Salazar faces charges of aggravated robbery and kidnapping.

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